Registration for hashtag#SciWri26 is open! And you can still apply for a @sciencewriters.org grant to attend. Details 👇👇👇

National Association of Science Writers (NASW)@sciencewriters.org · 5h ago

APPLICATIONS DUE TODAY: Do you need financial support to participate in SciWri2026 in person or virtually? Grants of up to $1,200 are available, supported in part by member contributions' to NASW's Community Fund. Apply by Aug 5 at 11:59 pm ET: sciencewriters2026.o...

Checking out the program for #SciWri26? Don't miss the 14th annual Patrusky Lecture from computer scientist Juan Gilbert. Just weeks before the midterms, Gilbert's talk "Computing for Social Good" will address voter verification, minimizing voter lines & AI in elections. casw.org/news/compute...

When applying for @ksjatmit.bsky.social, I was advised to make a case how it would be a transformative experience As someone aversive to hyperboles, I cringed. It turned out to be transformative in ways more than one, without which this award would not have been possible. bsky.app/profile/scie...

CASW@sciencewriting.bsky.social · last wk.

Congratulations to @janeqiu.bsky.social for winning the 2026 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award! Judges called her work masterful, trailblazing and fearless. Her award grant will support a book project on emerging infectious diseases. casw.org/news/jane-qi...

Huge congrats to Jane Qui, who has been awarded the @sciencewriting.bsky.social 2026 Sharon Begley Award for Science Reporting for her wide-ranging reporting on everything from Tibet's grasslands to CRISPR babies and the lab leak controversy. casw.org/news/jane-qi...

Congratulations to @janeqiu.bsky.social for winning the 2026 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award! Judges called her work masterful, trailblazing and fearless. Her award grant will support a book project on emerging infectious diseases. casw.org/news/jane-qi...

Fellow journalists, please join! We have a great group of experts. Excited to chat with @maxboykoff.bsky.social, @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social and @zacklabe.com.

Covering Climate Now@coveringclimatenow.org · 3w ago

🔥 Wildfire webinar alert 🔥 Join Covering Climate Now and Climate-Colored Goggles for a special conversation moderated by @sammyroth.bsky.social about wildfires, the climate connection, and how the press can get this story right. NEXT Thursday, July 23, at 12pm ET. RSVP: buff.ly/kxdhgHX

Thursday! Join our Connector Chat for tips on covering extreme weather amidst a changing data landscape, featuring climate reporter @sarahkaplan48.bsky.social , @capitalweather.com's Jason Samenow, and statistician Christopher Wikle, moderated by @reginanuzzo.bsky.social Register bit.ly/weather-chat

How can journalists cover extreme weather and disasters when databases and archives that inform understanding about such events are disappearing? Join CASW and @amstatnews.bsky.social on 7/16 for a live chat on the changing data landscape and reporting on this dynamic and challenging beat.

NEW: Our latest Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes report is out today! One key finding: 76% of Americans say they're interested in news stories about how global warming is affecting the cost of living. Read the report for much more:

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2026

This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted jointly by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication. Interview dates: …

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Next week! Join our Connector Chat for tips on covering extreme weather amidst a changing data landscape, featuring climate reporter @sarahkaplan48.bsky.social, @capitalweather.com's Jason Samenow, and statistician Christopher Wikle, moderated by @reginanuzzo.bsky.social.

New, timely op-ed as extreme heat continues to rise this summer 🌡️ Climate issues have long occupied only a small percentage of news coverage, and a wave of recent layoffs is raising concerns about the future of the beat. niemanreports.org/climate-jour...

What Is Happening to Climate Journalism? - Nieman Reports

Amid layoffs and industry belt-tightening, quality of coverage, not quantity, becomes even more important

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Calling all freelancers - this month's Skunk Speak will feature Melba Newsome, an award-winning freelance science journalist with more than 20 years of experience. Register: www.sconc.org/ourevents/

NEW: For decades, oil companies have funded universities’ research into climate change “solutions” that would not require the public to stop using oil and gas. Carbon capture is one of their favored ideas. One snag: It won’t fix the climate crisis. w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social

False Promises: The “Solution” to the Climate Crisis That Won't Work

As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound practical, there is no conceivable way it can work.

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Between 1984 and 2025, coverage of sports and entertainment received 36 times the coverage that climate change did. Learn more from a new report, “From Silence to Whisper: Climate Change in U.S. News Media, 1984–2025,” released this week: buff.ly/Rzf1jFf

Congratulations to the 2026 Taylor/Blakeslee Fellows! They are headed to science journalism graduate programs with $6,000 to support their studies: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @sciencewriting.bsky.social #science #scicomm

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #275

A microbiologist’s voyage from the lab to The Atlantic + How National Geographic supports global storytellers in a shrinking news industry.

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Reminder that there are two weeks left to apply or nominate a colleague for these awards! More information: casw.submittable.com/submit

CASW@sciencewriting.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Deadlines for two CASW awards are coming up! ▶️ The Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award, for a science journalist under the age of 31 ▶️ The Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting Help us spread the word, and submit your application here: casw.submittable.com/submit

SPJ leads a coalition in condemning a proposed Trump administration rule that would require federal employees to sign standardized nondisclosure agreements, warning it would silence public employees and violate First Amendment rights. 🔗 Full statement: bit.ly/4efm30S

Congratulations to the 2026 Taylor/Blakeslee Fellows! They are headed to science journalism graduate programs with $6,000 to support their studies, thanks to funding from the Brinson Foundation. We can't wait to read their stories. casw.org/news/seven-j...

Congrats to the Fellows … and thanks to @jamesian.bsky.social and other journalists who helped @sciencewriting.bsky.social select this year’s class of Taylor/Blakeslee scholars! #CASW

Sally James@jamesian.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Congrats to the Taylor-Blakeslee fellows.. winners of $ for #graduate school in #science writing. We need you more than ever. Emely Bonilla, Cameron Glymph, Sruthi Gurudev, Jenna Lang, Jesse Steinmetz, Aspen Stuart-Cunningham + Kelsey Woody. @sciencewriting.bsky.social casw.org/news/seven-j...

Congrats to the Taylor-Blakeslee fellows.. winners of $ for #graduate school in #science writing. We need you more than ever. Emely Bonilla, Cameron Glymph, Sruthi Gurudev, Jenna Lang, Jesse Steinmetz, Aspen Stuart-Cunningham + Kelsey Woody. @sciencewriting.bsky.social casw.org/news/seven-j...

Taylor/Blakeslee Graduate Fellowships announced from the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing for the 2026-2027 academic year casw.org/news/seven-j... via @sciencewriting.bsky.social

Members of the press: Join us in Salt Lake City for #ESA2026! Our Annual Meetings are the world's biggest gatherings of ecologists—so if you're looking for a scoop, following a story, or seeking a source, apply for a FREE press badge: https://esa.org/saltlake2026/newsroom/press-registration/

Want to learn more about how science gets federal funding? The video and tip sheet from our Connector Chat on appropriations is now live! Featuring @maxkozlov.bsky.social, @alesszimm.bsky.social and @virginiagewin.bsky.social. connector.casw.org/tip-sheet-fo...

Tip Sheet: Follow the Money — How To Cover the Federal Appropriations Process - CASW Connector

CASW Connector's virtual chat, April 30, 2026, explained this complex, multistep process using the federal budget process as a framework.

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Deadlines for two CASW awards are coming up! ▶️ The Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award, for a science journalist under the age of 31 ▶️ The Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting Help us spread the word, and submit your application here: casw.submittable.com/submit

The early-bird registration deadline for #IRE26 has been EXTENDED through May 15. Learn how to: • Investigate Washington from anywhere • Rebuild after layoffs • Level up your reporting Don’t wait. Register now → https://bit.ly/4vUizcf

SPJ, joined by a coalition, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Douglas A. Collins urging @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social to end investigations into employees for speaking with the press and to review and revise policies restricting protected speech. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4dk5sZ4

"How to cover the federal appropriations process," 1pm EDT, Thursday (April 30), online discussion with @maxkozlov.bsky.social @virginiagewin.bsky.social @alesszimm.bsky.social

CASW@sciencewriting.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The president's budget request is out. The process for funding federal agencies in 2027 has begun. What's a science journalist to do? Register for our chat with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, @alesszimm.bsky.social, and @virginiagewin.bsky.social, coming up on 4/30. connector.casw.org/event/follow...

There's one week left to apply for the Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award! If you're a mid-career science journalist and you've got a big project brewing, this opportunity is for you. casw.submittable.com/submit/21234...

Council for the Advancement of Science Writing - Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award

CASW established the annual Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award in 2021 to recognize and support reporting and writing that embodies the high standards exemplified by Sharon Begley (1956–2021), a sc...

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BREAKING: The Xylom is a finalist in two categories in the @inn.org Awards. • Insight Award for Visual Journalism: "Meet the Indian Fisherwomen Adapting to a New Normal", and • Best Investigative Journalism Award: "‘All Hell Breaks Loose’: How Big Oil Ruined a Small Texas Town" by @alexip718.com

2026 INNYs finalists reflect ‘heroic work’ of nonprofit news - INN News

Read the work of the 2026 INNYs finalists

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The president's budget request is out. The process for funding federal agencies in 2027 has begun. What's a science journalist to do? Register for our chat with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, @alesszimm.bsky.social, and @virginiagewin.bsky.social, coming up on 4/30. connector.casw.org/event/follow...

Follow the Money: How To Cover the Federal Appropriations Process - CASW Connector

Join CASW Connector for a lively virtual chat explaining this complex, multistep process using the federal budget process as a framework.

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